The new ministers appointed by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik took their oaths at Lokseba Bhawan’s Convention Centre.
Know Who Has Been Given Which Department:
Cabinet Ministers:
- Jagannath Saraka S.T. & S.C. Development, Minorities & Backward Classes Welfare, Law
- Niranjan Pujari Finance, Parliamentary Affairs
- Ranendra Pratap Swain Agriculture & Farmers’ Empowerment, Fisheries & Animal Resources Development
- Pradip Kumar Amat Forest & Environment, Panchayati Raj & Drinking Water, Information & Public Relations
- Pramila Mallik Revenue & Disaster Management
- Usha Devi Housing & Urban Development
- Prafulla Kumar Mallick Steel & Mines, Works
- Pratap Keshari Deb Industries, Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises, Energy
- Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak Food Supplies & Consumer Welfare, Co-operation
- Naba Kisore Das Health & Family Welfare
- Tukuni Sahu Water Resources, Commerce & Transport
- Ashok Chandra Panda Science & Technology, Public Enterprises, Social Security & Empowerment of Persons with Disability
- Rajendra Dholakia Planning & Convergence
Ministers of State(Independent Charge):
- Samir Ranjan Dash – School & Mass Education
- Aswini Kumar Patra – Tourism, Odia Language, Literature & Culture, Excise
- Pritiranjan Gharai – Rural Development, Skill Development & Technical
- Srikanta Sahu – Labour & Employees State Insurance
- Tusharkanti Behera – Electronics & Information Technology, Sports & Youth Service
- Rohit Pujari – Higher Education
- Rita Sahu – Handlooms, Textiles & Handicrafts
- Basanti Hembram – Women & Child Development and Mission Shakti
Ministers of State:
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